To our surprise, a new Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Bumblebee 3-Pack has been found at US retail.
These 3-pack consists of redecos of previous Rescue Bots sports car, VTOL jet and off-road Bumblebee toys in gray and yellow”Stealth” deco. 2005 Boards member DavidT and Twitter user @JesseWittenrich found it at Ross stores for $19.99. Kind of unexpected sighting considering the Rescue Bots Academy line was supposed to be over.
See the pictures after the jump, as well as some stock images thanks to 2005 Boards member kaotika.
Max Tower
The Hasbro UK ebay outlet has a bunch of recently released item now including the Grey Bumblebee 3 pack with the Vtol in it.
An Orange dump truck looking thing (remould of the cement mixer), Heatwave as a transport plane and a angular agressive looking muscle car looking Bumblebee car with silver side exhausts that looks a bit like Cyber-Batallion Bumblebee from South America.
IronMagnus
I saw one at my Ross. Kinda wanted the jet, but didn't feel like buying the other two just to get it.
JukeOutlander
Ayy these guys are here too, along with four of those three packs.View attachment 29222714
Bass X0
On the contrary, G1 is the least laziest line. There were mold reuses sure in the early days as Hasbro had yet to start making new molds until 1986 but once they did, there were very few repaints and mold reuses from 1986 onwards. 1988 had zero mold recolors from earlier years or the same year. 1989 only repainted four Micromasters for use with the small bases. And 1990 only repainted six Micromasters.
Oniconvoy
Wouldn’t that ignominy belong to G1? You’re complaining about having a couple versions of a mold, but G1 has an army of Seekers, and Autobot cars, and cassettes.
ShakesDaKlown
Just what my kid needed! 3 more versions of the same character!! Already have 2 of the offroad mold (Hot Shot and Bumblebee) and 1 of the VTOL (Whirl). I love the concept of Rescue Bots, but it's probably the laziest TF line to ever exist.
Pteraxadon
Bumblebee but he is thrust…?
Shattered Trousers
I've thought, since I first saw the VTOL Bumblebee, that mold would make a really cool Rescue Bots Windblade if it were cast in red with some glossy black deco hits.
~L~
Soundwinder
I… really like that VTOL Jet mold.
IDWDrift
I swear, Hasbro has only five molds for Rescue Bots and just keep reusing them.
Shattered Trousers
It's the Yellow Jacket Boys!
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~L~
octobotimus
Wait this is new? I found one 3-5 days ago at a Ross.
Bass X0
spare a thought for 80s kids.
“Dad, why do Ironhide and Ratchet look wrong?”
CobraKai
Bumblebee as a jet. I like that idea. I mean he is named after a flying insect
KnightHawkke
goes to type a joke..
facepalms..
leaves..
msol
Man, getting Rescue Bots Academy toys for my kids is such a pain in the ass. They’re all remolds of other characters, so none of them match the show.
got my kid a Medix — “Dad why does he look wrong?!”
Novaburnhilde
The Bee squad is in town.
Like a gang from West Side story.
Black Convoy
Updated the story with stock images. Thanks guys!
griffin-of-oz
It is new (all redecoes), but I imagine that it was meant to come out earlier, before the Rescue Bots Acadamy label disappeared.
Good price too.
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